Trying to balance that existence takes a toll on a young man, and J. But, if you exist in that world, then his music hits you like a ton of bricks, especially for young black men who are leaving their homes and venturing out into a space that is not necessarily accepting of them. If you live outside of the world that he is speaking about, then you can definitely feel the music and vibe with it. Cole’s music has always reached out to a specific audience, though. In an almost nine-minute ending track, the young man, now dead, is sending a message to his daughter so that she can understand his story and why he is now gone. He now understands that he lives for her, but he cannot leave the drug life behind him. He has a daughter and his whole stance on what it means to be a man changes. He starts doing little things like moving to a better neighborhood in order to build a better life and “Foldin’ Clothes” - things that are not necessarily associated with being a “real nigga” in the Black community. On “Immortal”, the young man that he is rapping about is bragging about his status in the streets with lines like, “Real niggas don’t die” and “If they want a nigga / they gonna have to send the swat team / I’m going out like Scarface in his last scene.” However, the young man falls in love with a woman and it changes his entire life. It starts off about a young man who is on the streets, drug dealing and hustling.
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